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TABLE V*
Effect of Moisture on Calorific Value of Peat
| %
moisture in peat per lb. of dry peat |
Lbs.
of moisture |
Lbs.
of moisture removed from 1 lb. of peat containing 90% moisture |
% of
total moisture removed from 90% wet peat |
Theoretical
pounds of dry peat to evaporate and super heat the moisture content of 1 lb. peat
for 7.3 lbs. water |
% of
dry peat present available for external use |
Net
calorific power of one pound of wet peat B.T.U. |
| 90 |
9.00 |
0.000 |
0.0 |
1.230 |
0.0 |
-220 |
| 88 |
7.03 |
0.170 |
19.0 |
1.000 |
0.0 |
0 |
| 86 |
6.10 |
0.290 |
32.2 |
0.835 |
16.5 |
220 |
| 84 |
5.25 |
0.370 |
41.7 |
0.719 |
28.1 |
427 |
| 82 |
4.55 |
0.440 |
49.5 |
0.622 |
37.8 |
646 |
| 80 |
4.00 |
0.500 |
55.5 |
0.548 |
45.2 |
858 |
| 77 |
3.35 |
0.560 |
62.8 |
0.459 |
54.1 |
1182 |
| 75 |
3.00 |
0.600 |
66.7 |
0.410 |
59.0 |
1405 |
| 70 |
2.30 |
0.670 |
74.2 |
0.315 |
68.5 |
1950 |
| 66 |
1.90 |
0.710 |
78.5 |
0.260 |
74.0 |
2390 |
| 60 |
1.50 |
0.750 |
83.4 |
0.205 |
79.5 |
3022 |
| 55 |
1.20 |
0.780 |
86.6 |
0.165 |
83.5 |
3570 |
| 50 |
1.00 |
0.800 |
89.0 |
0.137 |
86.3 |
4100 |
| 45 |
.82. |
0.820 |
91.0 |
0.122 |
88.8 |
4630 |
| 40 |
.67 |
0.8930 |
92.5 |
0.096 |
90.4 |
5180 |
| 35 |
.54 |
0.846 |
94.0 |
0.074 |
92.6 |
5720 |
| 30 |
.43 |
0.857 |
95.2 |
0/059 |
94.1 |
6260 |
| 25 |
.33 |
0.876 |
96.3 |
0.045 |
95.5 |
6795 |
| 20 |
.25 |
0/875 |
97.2 |
0.034 |
96.6 |
7240 |
| 16 |
.19 |
0.881 |
97.8 |
0.026 |
97.4 |
7780 |
| t 10 |
.u 10 |
v 0.890 |
w 98.9 |
x 0.013 |
y 98.7 |
z 8430 |
Spill-Sorb Specification and our notations relating to Table V, and
Figures 1, 2 & 3.
* Table and original graphs
prepared by John Blizard
t As per horizontal axis in Figure 1, page
29 and Figure 2, page 30.
u As per line "A", Figure 2,
page 30.
v Relating, directly by subtraction, with
category u above.
w As per line "C", Figure 2,
page 30, and horizontal axis, Figure 3, page 30.
x Line "A" minus line
"C", Figure 1, page 29.
y As per line "B", Figure 2,
page 30.
z Note line "C", Figure 1, page
29 and vertical axis, Figure 3, page 30.
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